Mr. Speaker. there are many aspects of our immigration policies which are gravely in need of change. I hope to work to supplant each and every one of these inequities as I serve in this great House of Representatives. both by joining in the support of liberal legislation authored by other Members of the House of Representatives and by sponsoring wholesome immigration legislation myself. One of the most deplorable aspects of the present immigration policies of this country is the practice of placing quotas on the various races and limiting our immigrants according to their place of origin. Not only does this rob our country of many who would be useful citizens. but. the result is that we find ourselves in the position of saying to ourselves and to the nations of the world. friend and foe alike. that some are less fit than others to become citizens of our great country. and that people are worthy of entering our country according to their place of origin and not according to their ability. I abhor discrimination. and this is discrimination in its most vicious and ultimate form. Since the enactment of the various laws which permitted refugees to enter this country this form of discrimination has become most obnoxious. Refugees are charged off against future quotas of the country of their origin. The result is that many of the already niggardly quotas which we extended to the peoples of Europe. most in need of a place of refuge. are now halved or mortgaged many years into the future. To show how far into the future.
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Some races are less fit to be citizens based on their place of origin.